paleontology in wyoming
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Smarter Than Monkeys? Scientists Challenge Claim of T. Rex Intelligence
Tyrannosaurus rex was just about as smart as modern crocodiles and other reptiles, according to a team of researchers that investigated recent claims that the Cretaceous predators may have been as smart as monkeys. In its work, the team specifically referenced a paper published last year in the Journal Comparative Neurology. Written by the neuroscientist…
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Meet Meraxes Giga, a Ferocious Dinosaur With Teeny Arms Like T. Rex
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the scariest dinosaurs to have roamed the planet, but it’s also the laughing stock of the dinosaur kingdom due its tiny arms. Never fear, T. rex: Researchers in Argentina have found you a friend that shares your absurdly small arms.
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120-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal a Scary-Fast Dinosaur
Paleontologists in Spain have analysed two sets of fossilized dinosaur footprints and calculated the animals’ speeds at the times the prints were made. The team found the dinosaurs that made the prints could move at nearly 45 km per hour, a speed that equals that of the world’s fastest humans.
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2.5 Billion Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Roamed Earth
In total, some 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rex may have reached maturity and marauded the Cretaceous landscape, according to a new study published today in the journal Science. Though the researchers indicate a range in the plausible number of the apex predators, all signs point to an “absolute abundance” of the animals, as written in the…